Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services is looking to rent housing units across all health zones with an eye to location and new furnishings, but have no estimate of what it could cost.
An estimated two in five Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. There are hundreds of cancer patient navigators, or nurse navigators, across Canada, and some patients say they are essential.
About 60 nurses rallied at Confederation Building in St. John's on Tuesday, demanding the auditor general investigate the provincial government's spending on private nursing agencies.
Conservative leader Tony Wakeham is urging examination of business with Canadian Health Labs, which charged the province $1.6-million for meal allowances